Unafilliated or Multiaffilicated: Exploring Adjunctification in Higher Ed
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The document discusses the adjunctification of higher education, highlighting that 76% of university teaching in the U.S. is conducted by non-permanent instructors. It outlines various contract experiences for adjunct faculty, ranging from positive to negative, and raises critical questions regarding the implications of adjunct work on both educators and the education system. The authors explore narratives about the role and impact of adjuncts, including issues of power, equity, and the future of academic labor.
Unafilliated or Multiaffilicated: Exploring Adjunctification in Higher Ed
- 1. Rebecca J. Hogue @rjhogue | Jeffrey M. Keefer @JeffreyKeefer 1 Rebecca J. Hogue @rjhogue | Jeffrey M. Keefer @JeffreyKeefer UnAffiliated or MultiAffiliated: Exploring Adjunctification in Higher Ed Rebecca J. Hogue | Jeffrey M. Keefer #dLRN15 (Digital Learning in Higher Education) Conference Making Sense of Higher Education 2015 Stanford University, Stanford, California October 16-17, 2015
- 2. Rebecca J. Hogue @rjhogue | Jeffrey M. Keefer @JeffreyKeefer Who are you? = What do you do?
- 3. Rebecca J. Hogue @rjhogue | Jeffrey M. Keefer @JeffreyKeefer Study Here uOttawa Teach here UMB Live here Santa Clara CA Live Here: NYC Teach Here: Pace U Teach Here: NYU Teach Here: UMB
- 4. Rebecca J. Hogue @rjhogue | Jeffrey M. Keefer @JeffreyKeefer Adjunct? Contingent? Part-Time? Contract? Lecturer? Visiting? What terms do you hear or use for those who teach in higher education on a per- course or non-permanent basis?
- 5. Adjunct, part-time, contingent, temporary, casual, visiting, or non-permanent instructors across higher education in the U.S. account for 76% of all university teaching (American Association of University Professors, n.d.). cc: MTSOfan - https://www.flickr.com/photos/8628862@N05
- 6. Rebecca J. Hogue @rjhogue | Jeffrey M. Keefer @JeffreyKeefer Contract Examples The Good (real example) • $6000+ for 13-week course • Instructor autonomy • 48/hr response (business days only) The Bad (real example) • $98/student no minimum, 8-week course • 24/hr student response (7-days/week) • Min two sync sessions • Mark all assignments with 5 business days
- 7. Rebecca J. Hogue @rjhogue | Jeffrey M. Keefer @JeffreyKeefer Questionable practices • No advanced warning – contracts are issued less than a week before classes begin • Classes/contracts are cancelled without warning • Education doctorates that require unpaid (or worse where the student pays) to be a TA or instructor for a course
- 8. Rebecca J. Hogue @rjhogue | Jeffrey M. Keefer @JeffreyKeefer Narratives Considerations • Is adjuncting a career, a path, or something else? • Is flexible academic work exploitive or empowering? • What effect does adjuncting have on disciplines, theory, practice, and research? • How does organized labor / unions manage knowledge workers? • How do contracts, appointments, advancement, access, and equity work for part-time instructors?
- 9. Rebecca J. Hogue @rjhogue | Jeffrey M. Keefer @JeffreyKeefer Narratives Considerations • What does power and privilege mean when considering contract academics? • Is adjunct online teaching freeing, exploitive, or something else? • Who really cares about research if tenure is not a possibility? • Is there a narrative at all or are the voices too diverse? What other questions need to be asked?
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